The barcamp component of a FUDCon consists of one or more days of sessions that are organized at the start of the barcamp.

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The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcamp barcamp] component of a FUDCon consists of one or more days of sessions that are organized at the start of the barcamp. It is an extremely participatory, informal variant of a conference.

== What a barcamp looks like ==

== What a barcamp looks like ==

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== Grid ==

== Grid ==

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[[Image:Fudcon-2008-session-list.jpg|thumb|right|Barcamp grid (Fudcon Raleigh 2008). Note the layout - rooms are columns, rows are times. Click to enlarge.]]The barcamp grid is an area of wall where:

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[[Image:Fudcon-2008-session-list.jpg|thumb|right|Barcamp grid (Fudcon Raleigh 2008). Note the layout - rooms are columns, rows are times. Most barcamp grids have a session in each cell; this one does not because some talks were very popular. Click to enlarge.]]The barcamp grid is an area of wall where:

# sheets of paper have been taped to the top of columns indicating session rooms and seating capacities

# sheets of paper have been taped to the top of columns indicating session rooms and seating capacities

# more sheets have been taped down the side of rows indicating session time slots

# more sheets have been taped down the side of rows indicating session time slots

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The barcamp component of a FUDCon consists of one or more days of sessions that are organized at the start of the barcamp. It is an extremely participatory, informal variant of a conference.

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For an overview of what a FUDCon Barcamp looks like, see FUDCon Boston 2009 videos (click on the links that have a speaker next to them).

The FUDCon Toronto 2009 BarCamp Schedule is a good example of what a FUDCon Barcamp schedule ends up looking like once the sessions are set at the start of the first Barcamp morning. The schedule also links to transcripts of each session that volunteers did as part of FUDCon Live.

At the start of a barcamp, people who would like to present a barcamp session pitch their talk idea. This is usually done by writing the name of the talk on a piece of paper and lining up with other presenters to give a 15-second description of the proposed talk. The papers are then taped to proposed positions in the barcamp grid.

Ideally, information about the talk should also be posted on the wiki in advance of the actual barcamp.

Barcamp grid (Fudcon Raleigh 2008). Note the layout - rooms are columns, rows are times. Most barcamp grids have a session in each cell; this one does not because some talks were very popular. Click to enlarge.

The barcamp grid is an area of wall where:

sheets of paper have been taped to the top of columns indicating session rooms and seating capacities

more sheets have been taped down the side of rows indicating session time slots

The sessions papers from the pitches are then taped to the "cells" in the grid.

Based on the votes, the schedule grid is finalized. Sessions on similar topics with a small number of ticks are combined; sessions with no or few ticks are eliminated; and topics are arranged according to room capacity and to avoid running similar sessions (which would attract the same attendees) at the same time.

This section describes what an individual session in a Barcamp might look like, and links to resources with tips on how to prepare a session. This is reference material that Barcamp organizers can point attendees to in order to get them in the proper frame of mind.

FIXME -- refer to Fedora-specific "how to do a barcamp session" materials if available

The sessions are run by the person presenting. FUDCon Live AV people can assist with room wrangling, including assisting with projector and sound setup, on-time session startup, and on-time session wrap-up.